Read more about the article Update: New Zealand deacon participates in ordination of his son as bishop
Auxiliary Bishop Michael Gielen of Auckland, New Zealand, poses with his father, Deacon Henk Gielen, after his episcopal ordination Mass at the Vodafone Events Centre March 7, 2020. (CNS photo/Felicity Meijer, NZ Catholic) See NEW-ZEALAND-DEACON-BISHOP March 12, 2020.

Update: New Zealand deacon participates in ordination of his son as bishop

Auxiliary Bishop Michael Gielen of Auckland, New Zealand, poses with his father, Deacon Henk Gielen, after his episcopal ordination Mass at the Vodafone Events Centre March 7, 2020. CNS photo/Felicity…

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Read more about the article New center at border called ‘model’ for how migrants should be treated
Mexican Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez of Nogales, Sonora, offers a Scripture reflection before blessing the Kino Border Initiative's new Migrant Out­reach Center in Nogales Feb. 12, 2020. Looking on at right is Jesuit Father Sean Carroll, executive director of the Kino Border Initiative. (CNS photo/Michael Brown, Catholic Outlook) See KINO-MIGRANT-OUTREACH March 9, 2020.

New center at border called ‘model’ for how migrants should be treated

Mexican Bishop Jose Leopoldo Gonzalez Gonzalez of Nogales, Sonora, offers a Scripture reflection before blessing the Kino Border Initiative's new Migrant Out­reach Center in Nogales Feb. 12, 2020. Looking on…

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Read more about the article Update: Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3
People look at an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2020. The Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists March 10 through April 3 in cooperation with Italian emergency procedures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Paul Haring) See VATICAN-STPETERS-CLOSURES March 10, 2020.

Update: Vatican closes St. Peter’s Square, Basilica to tourists through April 3

People look at an empty St. Peter's Square at the Vatican March 10, 2020. The Vatican has closed St. Peter's Square and Basilica to tourists March 10 through April 3…

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Read more about the article Update: Pope urges priests to tend to sick, health care workers during epidemic
Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. For the second day this week the pope celebrated Mass without a small group of the faithful in order to avoid the risk of spreading the coronavirus. (CNS photo/Vatican Media) See POPE-MASS-VISIT March 10, 2020.

Update: Pope urges priests to tend to sick, health care workers during epidemic

Pope Francis celebrates Mass in the chapel of his residence, the Domus Sanctae Marthae, at the Vatican March 10, 2020. For the second day this week the pope celebrated Mass…

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Read more about the article Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso
A displaced Christian woman prays in front of a grotto with a statue of Mary in Kaya, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced out of their homes in Burkina Faso as Christian communities are targeted in a spiral of Islamist killings. (CNS photo/Anne Mimault, Reuters) See BURKINA-FASO-ATTACKS March 2, 2020.

Hundreds of thousands forced to flee as attacks continue in Burkina Faso

A displaced Christian woman prays in front of a grotto with a statue of Mary in Kaya, Burkina Faso, May 16, 2019. Hundreds of thousands of people have been forced…

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Read more about the article Vatican sends abuse experts to Mexico to help church in safeguarding
Father Jordi Bertomeu Farnos and Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, who investigated clerical sexual abuse in Chile, are seen praying inside a church in Osorno, Chile, June 14, 2018. Pope Francis will send them to Mexico City March 20-27 to help church leaders with safeguarding and to listen to victims. (CNS photo/Fernando Lavoz, Reuters) See VATICAN-MEXICO-ABUSE March 3, 2020.

Vatican sends abuse experts to Mexico to help church in safeguarding

Father Jordi Bertomeu Farnos and Archbishop Charles Scicluna of Malta, who investigated clerical sexual abuse in Chile, are seen praying inside a church in Osorno, Chile, June 14, 2018. Pope…

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Read more about the article Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus
A girl wearing a coronavirus-related protective face mask is pictured in London March 2, 2020. (CNS photo/Henry Nicholls, Reuters) See CORONAVIRUS-EUROPE March 2, 2020.

Lourdes shrine closes healing pools as precaution against coronavirus

A girl wearing a coronavirus-related protective face mask is pictured in London March 2, 2020. CNS photo/Henry Nicholls, Reuters ROME (CNS) -- As the number of people testing positive for…

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Read more about the article Papal task force to help bishops, religious write, revise abuse guidelines
Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore welcomes pro-lifers in Annapolis, Md., March 4, 2019, during his opening prayer for the Maryland March for Life. (CNS photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) See MARYLAND-MARCH-LIFE March 11, 2019.

Papal task force to help bishops, religious write, revise abuse guidelines

VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis has set up a task force of qualified experts and canon lawyers to help bishops' conferences and congregations of men and women religious with…

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Read more about the article Trinidad and Tobago archbishop apologizes at Black Power 50th anniversary
Traditional African dancers take part in the opening procession during an Ash Wednesday service Feb. 26, 2020, outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Port of Spain, Trinidad, commemorating the Black Power Revolution's 50th anniversary. (CNS photo/Laura Ann Phillips) See TRINIDAD-BLACK-POWER-CHURCH Feb. 28, 2020.

Trinidad and Tobago archbishop apologizes at Black Power 50th anniversary

Traditional African dancers take part in the opening procession during an Ash Wednesday service Feb. 26, 2020, outside the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Port of Spain, Trinidad, commemorating…

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Read more about the article Post-hurricane partnership is rejuvenating homes, communities in Bahamas
Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, and Sean O'Neill, head of office for Caritas in Grand Bahama, front, leave a damaged home after discussing project details of a Caritas home rehab and plans for a resiliency center near Freeport Feb. 19, 2020. The location was one of several visited by a delegation of Archdiocese of Miami Catholic Charities senior staff during a Feb. 19-21 trip to see rebuilding projects underway since Hurricane Dorian hit the Bahamas in September 2019. (CNS photo/Tom Tracy) See CARITAS-ARCHDIOCESE-REHAB-HOMES Feb. 27, 2020.

Post-hurricane partnership is rejuvenating homes, communities in Bahamas

Archbishop Patrick C. Pinder of Nassau, Bahamas, and Sean O'Neill, head of office for Caritas in Grand Bahama, front, leave a damaged home after discussing project details of a Caritas…

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